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SC
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PE
CIA
LT
Y:
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arth
qu
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cati
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s 1
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ed 0
-33
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, Gre
en 7
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0 km
, Blu
e 30
0-70
0 km
Th
is m
ap is
par
t o
f "D
isco
veri
ng
Pla
te B
ou
nd
arie
s,"
a cl
assr
oo
m
exer
cise
dev
elo
ped
by
Dal
e S
. Saw
yer
at R
ice
Un
iver
sity
(d
ale@
rice
.ed
u).
Ad
dit
ion
al in
form
atio
n a
bo
ut
this
exe
rcis
e ca
n b
e fo
un
d a
t
htt
p:/
/ter
ra.r
ice.
edu
/pla
teb
ou
nd
ary
.
